2025 April Karen Katje Trunk Show and Show and Tell

Colorful geometric quilt with triangular patterns.
  • 2026 June Workshop Michael Nardi – Hope Floats Quilt Pattern

    This is Michael’s “Hope Floats” quilt that several of us worked on in his workshop. It was a lot of fun, some getting more done than others. But the different fabrics were fun to see. Remember to click on image to enlarge it. This is the picture Michael took with his glasses, who knew?, and…

  • 2026 June Meeting Michael Nardi Speaker

    Michael Nardi, of Bryn Mawr Quilts in Chicago, joined us this month for his in-person program titled, “From Inspector to Quilter: My life’s Journey to Solace Through Quilting.” Those who attended Nancy’s presentation in May will recall that one of the reasons people quilt is for therapy. Thirteen years ago, Michael was in a state…

  • 2026 May Nancy Roelfsema “Why we Quilt”. 

    Our speaker for May was Nancy Roelfsema who talked about “Why we Quilt”. She gave a wonderful slideshow of the quilts she has made and gifted to others and a bit of history of why she quilts. She also showed us many of her quilts that she either teaches as a class, at a retreat,…

Karen treated us to a wonderful view of her many quilts (but not all). So many different designs and fabrics, this was a very fun trunk show. She has been a longtime member and former Chairperson.

Karen has been a quilter since the early 1980’s. She delved into her adventure with long-arm quilting in 2018, starting out finishing her own quilts which led to her offering her services to others. She works mostly with pantographs.

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Show and Tell

So many wonderful projects, so little time. I do my best to get the names correct, if you find errors or want me to add anything please let me know. Wendy